GED classes offered at PCCUA

Friday

Aug 9, 2013 at 9:47 AM

The GED classes will begin for the fall semester in Room B100 at the Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas-Stuttgart campus.

Bill Shrum

When the Arkansas County Adult Education Center at 19th and Main streets closed its doors, there were a number of people in Stuttgart who didn't know where to go for their General Education Diploma (GED).

Now, the problem has been solved — the GED classes will begin for the fall semester in Room B100 at the Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas-Stuttgart campus.

"We are in the process of getting established for the first day of school," Kena Henderson, advisor for Arkansas County GED, said. "We are taking applications for instructors."

Henderson explained the each student will be given the Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE), which is a locator test to see what level the student currently is on, and the instructor will take those scores and determine what level of instruction needs to be administered.

"GED classes are now on the Stuttgart campus, as well as on the DeWitt campus of PCCUA," Henderson said. "Right now, the classes are free."

"Anyone over 18 years of age is eligible to register for GED classes," Cyrus Vance, director of adult education at PCCUA’s main campus in Helena, said.Vance said if the person isn't 18 years old, the student has to have a high enough score to be eligible to take GED classes and a court order to attend GED classes.

"We are excited about having the classes on the PCCUA campuses,” Henderson said.

Students are able to register throughout the semester for classes, however registration will close at the end of November, because of the Christmas holiday and beginning of the new year, Henderson said.

"Adding adult education to the variety of services that PCCUA-Stuttgart can offer to our community is very exciting for us," Dr. Susan Luebke, vice chancellor of PCCUA-Stuttgart, said. "It is another way that we can grow as a provider of education opportunities to the area."

Classes could be assessed for a fee after the first of the year in 2014.